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The article discusses how AGI could concentrate power through automation and surveillance, threatening democracy by eroding public leverage, and advocates for public ownership of AI infrastructure as a solution.
The author argues that a coordinated slowdown in AI development should apply to internal capabilities as well, to prevent concentration of power where advanced models like GPT-7 are used internally while the public only gets outdated versions.
Sam Altman highlights two major risks in AI progress: loss of control and excessive power concentration, stressing the importance of alignment, safety, and responsible AI development by frontier labs.
OpenAI introduces 'Intelligence Age' blog and Strategic Futures team to explore how free societies can adapt to transformative AI while mitigating power concentration risks and preserving individual rights.
Yann LeCun echoes concerns about concentration of AI power as the biggest danger, potentially leading to few entities controlling information access.
AI capabilities double every six to seven months. The author points out that a small group of people are trying to make humans obsolete through automation, and calls on people to recognize and stop this trend.